US abortion pill access could hinge on whether doctors had right to sue
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. lawsuit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on…
Politics
Brazil’s Lula says inflation targets too ‘rigid’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday the country’s inflation targets were excessively…
Factbox-Who is Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ Surovikin, missing since mutiny?
(Reuters) – Army General Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by the Russian media for his reputed ruthlessness, is among senior…
Greek leftist leader Tsipras resigns as Syriza party leader
ATHENS (Reuters) -Alexis Tsipras, the one-time leftist firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity agenda in Greece in 2015,…
Analysis-Where are Russia’s top generals? Rumours swirl after mercenary mutiny
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s most senior generals have dropped out of public view after a failed mercenary mutiny…
Japan, South Korea revive currency swaps as icy relations slowly thaw
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Jihoon Lee TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to revive a $10-billion…
Fed turns screw, Micron pops
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Emboldened by still-punchy U.S. economic activity,…
Analysis-‘Show us the money’: Canada pressured by allies to up military spending
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is expected to boost military spending after a government review next month, but…
Japan finance minister declines to rule out any options on weak yen
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will not rule out any options in responding to currency market moves that…
Over half of Americans have faced online hate, survey finds
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Over half of Americans surveyed in the last year reported facing online harassment and hate…